After spending an extra week in Paris and being home for one more, I suppose it’s finally time to write this. I’ve been putting this one off, probably in part for the usual laziness but also because it’s hard to come to grips with the fact that it’s over already. Two months (and some change)…
Tag: IIP Paris
CDG –> PIT
As I write this final blog entry from Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport, I cannot believe it is already the end of my study abroad experience. I mean, where do I begin? These past eight weeks have been some of the most fun, yet challenging, weeks of my life. I feel like every single day…
Bienvenue au Moulin Rouge!
It’s been a packed week, and I definitely have not been getting enough sleep – but who cares, I’ll sleep in the U.S. On Tuesday, I was feeling pretty homesick so I decided to go on a walk to the Arc de Triomphe. This sounds weird, but whenever I’m missing home, I actually love going…
Chateau-hopping
Well… here we are, second-to-last week in Paris already over! The days are flying by, and I cannot believe this summer is coming to an end. Before getting into what I did this week, I want to quickly discuss how success is defined in my internship, especially the difference between France and the United States. …
Twin Peaks et Tour de France!
On Thursday, we had a meeting with a professor at a prestigious school in Paris, to discuss the possibility of working with their researchers. I set up this meeting completely by myself, and I along with my coworker made the presentation with very little instruction from our boss. I was very nervous, but I was…
Duck… or Fish?
I’m back! Boy, has it been a week. Before we dive in, I want to talk about the differences in communication that I’ve found while living in Paris compared to the U.S. To say the least, the communication cultures are very different at times. France is a high-context communication culture, which essentially means that communication…
Stay out of Box 5!
Greetings from Paris! The heatwave is really getting to me, I’ve seriously been missing the AC back home lately. I’ve been spending lots of time in Tuileries garden lately, which is about a 15 minutes walk from my work. One of my favorite things to do is to visit a boulangerie on my walk from…
Panini Man!
Hi everyone! Back again! I’m still trying to recover from my mom leaving last week… but it’s okay. Only 3 weeks left and we’ll be reunited! Time flies when you’re living in a foreign country! This week has been pretty chill. Monday was a lot of fun, as it was my mom’s last day in…
Summer Solstice Shenanigans
It’s been a good week in Paris and despite my homesickness I’m trying to make the most out of every day here. The first few weeks of my internship, I would come home immediately after work and basically just stay in the homestay, aside from the nights I would spend with friends. Last Monday, I…
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